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1. • • From Middle English goodly, goodlich, gōdlich, from Old English gōdlīċ ("good, goodly"), from Proto-Germanic *gōdalīkaz ("good, goodly"), equivalent to good + -ly. Cognate with German gütlich ‎ ("friendly"), Icelandic góðlegur‎ ("benign"). Adjective goodly (comparative goodlyer, superlative goodlyest) (archaic) Good, pleasing in appearance.
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   U.S. English. /ˈɡʊdli/ GUUD-lee. See pronunciation. Where does the adjective goodly come from? Earliest known use. Old English. The earliest known use of the adjective goodly is in the Old English period (pre-1150). goodly is a word inherited from Germanic. See etymology. Nearby entries. good liver, n. a1450–. good-living, adj. 1493–.

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   Goodly comes from an Old English root word, godlic, "excellent, good, or fair." Definitions of goodly. adjective. large in amount or extent or degree. “a goodly amount”. synonyms: goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy. considerable.

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   Origin & history I. From Middle English goodly, goodlich, gōdlich, from Old English gōdlīċ ("good, goodly"), from Proto-Germanic *gōdalīkaz ("good, goodly"), equivalent to good + -ly. Cognate with German gütlich ‎ ("friendly"), Icelandic góðlegur‎ ("benign").

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   The meaning of GOODLY is pleasantly attractive. How to use goodly in a sentence.

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   Definition of goodly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   goodly. (gʊdli ) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A goodly amount or part of something is a fairly large amount or part of it, often more than was expected. [formal] The Central Intelligence Agency employed a goodly number of expert professionals in this particular field.

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   Where did the word goodly come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective goodly is in the Old English period (pre-1150). goodly is a word inherited from Germanic. goodman, n. Old English–

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   Where does the adjective goodly come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective goodly is in the Old English period (pre-1150). goodly is a word inherited from Germanic. goodman, n.

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   What is goodly adjective?

   • Definition of goodly adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (old-fashioned, formal) quite large in size or amount The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app (old use) physically attractive; of good quality

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   Is 'goodly' an adverb?

   • 'Goodly' is not an adverb. It is an archaic form of the adjective 'good'. 'Clear' is also an adjective. The correct adverb form would be 'clearly'. 'To write goodly' is not correct.

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   What does a goodly amount mean?

   • A goodly amount of something is plenty of it. If you bake a goodly number of brownies for a bake sale, there are more than enough. The adjective goodly can describe a large quantity and also a large size: "You described your house as tiny, but it's actually a goodly size!"

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   GOODLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of goodly in English. goodly. adjective [ before noun ] old-fashioned uk / ˈɡʊd.li / us / ˈɡʊd.li / Add to word list. great or large: The audience was of a goodly size. Synonyms. healthy. hefty. respectable. sizeable mainlyUK. tidy mainly UK. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.